Coon Rapids Dam
2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min
Coon Rapids Dam is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park near Coon Creek, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coon Rapids Dam
2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min
Elevation 819–862 ft
Out & Back · Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.15275, -93.30480
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Drake Street stop 99 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Drake Street stop 99 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath & Rush Creek Regional Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Coon Rapids Dam 2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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